§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will publish versions of tables P1 to P6 of the technical annex to the White Paper, "Reform of Social Security" (Cmnd. 9691), showing projections based on current state earnings-related pension scheme provisions;
(2) if he will provide the figures, for all the cases analysed in tables P1 to P6 of the technical annex to the "Reform of Social Security", published 16 December 1985, for an unmodified state earnings-related pension scheme on the same basis as those quoted for a modified state earnings related pension scheme.
§ Mr. Newton[pursuant to his replies, 19 December 1985, c. 320, and 16 January 1986, c. 596]: The following table gives the information requested. Amounts illustrated are total weekly state basic and earnings-related pensions assuming no change in the present scheme. All other assumptions are the same as those used and explained on pages 1 and 2 of the technical annex to the White Paper.
improvement normally takes place at regional level, since regional health authorities are required to put forward an overall programme. Three district health authorities have however discussed the scope for increased programmes in 1986–87 with Ministers, in the context of wider issues.